"The Claret" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 340

Material

  • Hook: From No. 4 to No. 11
  • Tag: Gold twist and gold floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, blue and red macaw
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: Three turns of orange floss, the rest medium reddish claret pig's wool
  • Rib: Heavy gold thread
  • Hackle: Light reddish claret hackle, from middle
  • Throat: A couple of turns of black hackle
  • Underwing: Golden pheasant tippet feather
  • Wing: Mixed fibres of golden pheasant tail, turkey, bustard, and peacock, fibres of green and red parrot thrown in
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Macaw
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold twist and gold floss; tail, a topping, and slips of blue and red macaw; but, black ostrich; body, three turns of orange floss, the rest medium reddish claret pig's wool; stoutish gold thread; a light reddish claret hackle, commencing about half-way down the body, with a couple of turns of black hackle at shoulder; underwing , a tippet feather, and over it mixed fibres of gold pheasant tail, turkey, bustard, and peacock, fibres of green and red parrot thrown in, and one topping over all; ribs, blue macaw, black head. This fly may be varied by altering the shade of the claret, which may be from light red to dark purple claret, the wing being sobered down as the fly is made darker. It is a very useful fly, and a general favourite. It may be made of almost any size, from 4 to 10 or 11 even

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and red
Blue      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Three turns
Orange      
Pig Wool
Medium red claret
Claret      
Rib Tinsel
Heavy thread
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Light, from center
Claret-red      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
A couple turns
Black      
Other Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Green      
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Red      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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